Alcheringa
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Alcheringa (AKA Dreamtime) first appeared in the chapter "Alcheringa" in Terror Australis, by Penelope Love with Sandy Petersen, and Lynn Willis, 1987.
In the Mythos
Accessed through the Granite Pillars of the South that are said the stand in the Southern Sea, Alcharinga is that portion of the Earth's Dreamlands which is linked with the aboriginal people of Australia; also known as the Dreamtime. Some say that the aboriginals originally came to the Waking World from the Alcheringa while others believe that they created it from their own dreams. Alcheringa is separated from the majority of the Dreamlands by the granite Pillars of the South; Alcheringa is so remote from the rest of Dreamlands as to be unknown save to a very few. The Captain of the White Ship, and the Serpent People — known as the Arkaroo in Alcheringa — are quite possibly the only beings who are fully aware of the existence of this realm. It is not normally possible for non-aboriginals to enter this realm while dreaming as they would enter the normal Dreamlands. Instead such dreamers must first enter the Dreamlands via any of the usual dream gates and then journey through the Granite Pillars of the South. Investigators who are physically present in the Dreamlands may also choose to enter Alcheringa via this route. Those seeking to enter Alcheringa physically might be well advised to attempt to find one of the physical gates to Alcheringa which exist in Australia and save themselves the long, and sometimes dangerous, journey across the Dreamlands. However, locating such a gate might prove to be just as difficult as voyaging across the Dreamlands.
Associated Mythos Elements
- setting: Dreamlands
- setting: Terror Australis
- setting: Convicts and Cthulhu
- location: Australia
References
- sourcebook: Terror Australis, by Penelope Love with Sandy Petersen, and Lynn Willis, 1987
- sourcebook: H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands
- films:
